Uhyeah. uh-huh.

We got pete rock and c.l. smooth

And we're here to tell you to...

And that's a factbaby

Now you're gonna kick some lyrics

Like thisc'mon...



Walk the fineshort lineand put the needle to the grind

Representin' one kindseeing eye for the blind

Witness what I carry on bears a further purpose

From how we do slam a fewthen you want to purchase

A dialogue of funkyou love to pop it in your trunk

I winmore disciplined than a show-lin monk

Pete rock and c.l.well set to spark it

The powerful target to destroy the black market

But when you say blacklistenI don't knowyou lose me

I guess another beggar can afford to be choosey

I come to the maximumartist on a major label

Any duplication of this one is fatal

On one to fiveI gotta hit ya live

Beat your ass with my tapeany race or shape

Cuz if they got minethey got yours too

But together here's what we gotta do



Tell 'em...straighten it out

Ahyeah...straighten it out

You know this is the word (say what? )...straighten it out

That's right y'all...straighten it out (say what? )

You got to...straighten it out

Everybody must...straighten it out (say what? )

Straighten it out...yeah

Straighten it out...it's like that (say what? )



The funk legacy I pass onclearancy for high rates

Every time we sample all the past time greats

Stick it in the sp-1200 beatI make a loop

Lovelywhere the troop in a lexus coupe

Just a little bitset to make a whole lot happen

The musical inside my rappin'

Written by the c.l.produced by the p.r.

And add in any credit that you heard thus far

I start from scratchcuz the bass line's critical

Better than the original who first made it

But now you want to sue mebut fans never boo me

Believe I know the timeswe been broketoog

Here's another sample clearseeyaget the hell outta here

Like a bootlegyou're over for the year

You'll only get the credit where the credit is due

Solistenwhat I shout out is true



Yeahtrue...straighten it out

You gots to tell 'em to...straighten it out

(say what? )...straighten it out

You got to tell 'em to...straighten it out

(say what? )...straighten it out

That's right...straighten it out

C'mon (say what? )...straighten it out

That's right...straighten it out

Straighten it out (say what? )



Like the strands of lamb's woolI'm thinkin' that's said

Here to go to the head and count the locks on a dred

I and I'd 'mit to verifygoin' to multiply

A theory many thought a conspiracy

Here to let you know that it applies to all of us

You're no exceptions to the rule and that's a plus

Cuz who jah blesslet noone curse

Straighten out what I be aboutreckon above the clout

And let the management work for me

Because I don't need the unnecessary hostility

A proper marketing plan so we can gobble up the dough

Straighten it outso everybody know

The kids are official with the purpose of a smooth surface

Kickin' the service one time to make 'em nervous

We're finally here and very long overdue

Pete rockthis one's for the crew



You gotta...straighten it out

Everybody must...straighten it out (say what? )

You gotta...straighten it out

Everybody must...straighten it out (say what? )

Straighten it out...you got to

Straighten it out...c'mon (say what? )

Straighten it out

All black people must...straighten it out

Say what? 

Straighten it out

Everybody must...straighten it out

The yg'sthey must...straighten it out

The hilltopthey must...straighten it out

The whole money-earnin' must...straighten it out

Everybody must...straighten it out

Come on...straighten it out

Ahyeah...straighten it out (to close)